idf2vrml(1)

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💖 idf2vrml(1) — the General Commands Manual glow-up 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because this one is genuinely a little gift. idf2vrml lives in the KiCad suite (yes, that KiCad, the icon) and it's the tool that takes your board files and turns them into something you can actually look at in 3D. we're talking a VRML file. periodt.

🌸 NAME 🌸

idf2vrml — create a VRML file from IDF Board (.emn) and one IDF Component file (.emp). that's the whole job, and she does it slayfully.

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

idf2vrml -f input_file.emn -s scale_factor [-k] [-d] [-z] [-m]

look at that. -f for the file, -s for the scale, and then a lil stack of optional garnish in square brackets. iykyk.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so here's the vibe check: idf2vrml reads a set of one IDF Board file (.emn) and one IDF Component file (.emp), and produces a VRML file which you can then view with a VRML viewer. that's it. that's the whole main character arc.

and yes, she's part of the KiCad suite, so she's not out here alone — she's got the whole friend group. 🫶

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • -k — produce KiCad-friendly VRML output; the default is compact VRML. so if you want it KiCad-flavored, you gotta ask. 👑
  • -d — suppress substitution of default outlines. no default outlines today, thank you. 🙈
  • -z — suppress rendering of zero-height outlines. if it has no height, it's not getting a moment on stage. 💀
  • -m — print object mapping to stdout for debugging purposes. for when you're nosy and honestly, valid. 🔍

🎀 EXAMPLE 🎀

to produce a model for use by KiCad:

idf2vrml -f input.emn -s 0.3937008 -k

look at her go. -f the board file, -s that very specific scale factor 0.3937008, and -k so KiCad is happy. chef's kiss. 😭✨

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Carsten Schoenert <c.schoenert@t-online.de> — the legend who made this happen. give them their flowers. 💐

🫶 lil reminder bestie: the default output is compact VRML, not KiCad-friendly. if you forget -k and then act surprised, that's on you, not on her.

and that's the page!! idf2vrml, from the General Commands Manual, dated June 19, 2017. absolutely iconic behavior from a 2017 manpage. mwah. 💋🌸🦋⭐

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